Two young girls navigate the oppressive familial and societal expectations of post-Soviet Georgia in this drama, winner of the C.I.C.A.E....
Two young girls navigate the oppressive familial and societal expectations of post-Soviet Georgia in this drama, winner of the C.I.C.A.E. Award (awarded to significant 'art house' films) at Berlin Festival 2013.
Tbilisi, 1992: the newly independent state must fend for itself, even as civil war rages in the provinces. For 14-year-old best friends Eka (Lika Babluani) and Natia (Mariam Bokeria), their childhood in the city has come to an abrupt halt, as insecurity and fear of what the future might bring hold sway in everyday life. The introverted Eka lives in a book-filled apartment with her dismissive, boy-crazy elder sister and her preoccupied single-parent mother; precocious Natia lives in the chaotic atmosphere of a cramped apartment with her extended working-class family, dominated by her alcoholic father. But like most schoolgirls, Eka and Natia are far more concerned with life outside – classroom gossip, music, and exercising their budding sexual power over the local boys.
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90 %52 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
76 %1,313 reviewsAudience score rating
"An absorbing, intelligently assembled coming-of-ager that revolves around two pubescent gal-pals growing up in 1992, just after independence was restored."
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Variety
Variety"The film ends without having said enough to satisfy us..."
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Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile"As arthouse coming-of-age films go, this is brilliant -- smart and sensitive with a screw-you feminist streak."
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Time Out
Time Out"It matter-of-factly lays out the predicaments of its characters, balancing a strong, implicit feminist sensibility with a sympathetic sense of the power of tradition."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"This terrifically engaging work raises important questions about universal experience and cultural context."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It's appropriately weighty and filled with loss-of-innocence undertones and some fun cultural detours, yet the film's odd flatness makes it hard to invest in."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Bold and brassy... may not be the cheeriest viewing but it's still a compelling coming-of-age drama."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineIn Bloom | Details
Award winner- C.I.C.A.E. Award winner, Berlin Film Festival 2013.
- Runtime
- 102
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Georgia, Germany, France
